TECHNICAL NOTICE (November 6, 2002)

Format for Classification Data

Format Changes List
Update No. 3 (October 2002)

Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress

This section is provided for the lists of format changes that accompany each
update to the MARC 21 Format for Classification Data. It can also be
found in Appendix E of the MARC 21 Format for Classification Data.

This page documents the changes contained in the third update to the 2000 edition
of the MARC 21 Format for Classification Data. Update No. 3 (October
2002) includes changes resulting from proposals which were considered by the
ALA ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information Committee (MARBI)
at its meetings in 2002 and by the Canadian Committee on MARC (CCM) at its meetings
in 2002.

LC Implementation Plans
Subscribers can anticipate receiving MARC records reflecting these changes in
all distribution services no earlier than February 6, 2003.